Hokku 46
Speak not again, Voice! The silence washes off sins Come not again, Light!
Yone Noguchi
Speak not again, Voice! The silence washes off sins Come not again, Light!
In three short lines, the speaker turns away from two things that usually feel inviting: voice and light. “Speak not again, Voice!” is a plea for quiet, but it sounds almost desperate.
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